'Inappropriate' Field Trip | Staffer Fired | Drury Wins Appeal

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Madigan's Shadow Looms Over North Shore State Rep Race

SKOKIE, IL — All five candidates running for the nomination to replace Laura Fine as 17th District State Representative in the most hotly contested Democratic primary race on the North Shore were... Read more

Appeals Court Rules Drury Can Stay On Attorney General Primary Ballot

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — An Illinois appellate court found in favor of Rep. Scott Drury, ruling he can remain on the ballot for the March 20 primary election. With Friday's ruling, early voting is cleared... Read more

NSSD112 Administrators Abruptly Cancel Theater Trip To HPHS

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — Parents and students are petitioning local school districts to reverse a decision to cancel eighth-grade field trip to a high school play for the first time. North Shore School... Read more

Cook County Judge Convicted Of Mortgage Fraud By Federal Jury

CHICAGO — An elected Cook County Circuit Court judge was convicted of two counts of fraud in federal court Thursday in connection with her involvement in a $1.4 mortgage fraud scheme. A jury agreed... Read more

15 Medill Faculty Members Back Journalism Professor's Accusers

EVANSTON, IL — A group of tenured faculty at Northwestern University's journalism school released a letter in response to the women who have accused Professor Alec Klein of bullying and harassment.... Read more

Skokie Carjacking: 17-Year-Old Charged, 2 Suspects At Large

SKOKIE, IL — A 17-year-old has been charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking and burglary and police continue to look for two suspected carjackers following a chase Sunday night from the north... Read more

Mike Madigan Fires Longtime Staffer Over 'Unwanted Advances'

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan announced Monday that a high-ranking longtime staffer had been fired after an investigation into complaints he made "unwanted advances" and sent... Read more

Cook County Judge Convicted Of Mortgage Fraud By Federal Jury

CHICAGO — An elected Cook County Circuit Court judge was convicted of two counts of fraud in federal court Thursday in connection with her involvement in a $1.4 mortgage fraud scheme. A jury agreed... Read more

City Clerk Arrested For Suspended License After Missing Meeting

EVANSTON, IL — The city clerk was was arrested late Monday night following a traffic stop in Skokie and charged with driving on a suspended license. He was also ticketed for possession of under 10... Read more

Park Ridge Woman Fatally Struck While Crossing Road

PARK RIDGE, IL — A Park Ridge woman was fatally struck by a car as she crossed the street Wednesday evening, police said. Bina Chowdhury, 42, of the 1500 block of Hoffman Avenue, was walking across... Read more

North Shore Towns Among Safest In State

A new ranking of the crime rates in Illinois communities finds several of the state's safest cities are in Chicago's northern suburbs. In fact, according to the National Council for Home Safety and... Read more

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• Body Found Beside Metra Tracks In Evanston
• Facebook Live Video Of Gun Gets Man 3 Years Prison
• Loaded Gun Found On Woman Driving Minivan On Howard: Police
• 15-Year-Old Accused Of Carjacking 84-Year-Old Woman
• 'Cloud Of Smoke' In South Park Bathroom: Lake Forest Blotter
• 2 Drivers Charged With DUI After Crashes: Highland Park Crimes
• 82-Year-Old Indecent; Driver High During Injury Crash: Deerfield, Riverwoods Blotters
• 100 Feet Of Copper Pipe Stolen From Old Orchard: Skokie Crimes
• 'Well Over 100 Phone Calls' Led To Harassment Charge: Glencoe, Northfield, Winnetka Blotters
• Woman Charged With Felony DUI Over School Crash: Wilmette Crimes
• Niles North Bomb Threat Briefly Interrupts School Day
• Drunk Drivers Hit House, Rear-End Multiple Motorists: Glenview PD
• Fake Kidnap Call; Crash Leads To DUI Charge: Northbrook Blotter
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REAL ESTATE

• Most Expensive Listing In Glenview Is 'In A League Of Its Own'
• $5.5 Million Lake Forest Mansion With 'Timeless Appeal'
• Sheridan Road Georgian Hits The Market In Winnetka

WORTH A LOOK

• League Of Women Voters Hosts Candidate's Debate
• Northwestern Students Saved By Sprinklers, Alarms: Evanston FD
• Illinois Creates Sexual Harassment Hotline
• Public Input Needed To Define Lake Bluff Golf Club's Future
• City Attorney Grant Farrar Announces Resignation
• Loyola Principal Named Golden Apple Leadership Award Finalist
• Democrats Petition To Keep Only Downstate Gubernatorial Debate
• Lake Bluff Proposes Joint Fire Department With Knollwood
• Wilmette 2nd Grade Teacher Named Golden Apple Award Finalist
• 2018 HPHS Charity Drive Silent Auction Supports Cal's Angels

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: Feb. 6 - Feb. 12
• Obituary: Yakez Lee Semark, 20

MISS LAST WEEK?

• North Shore Week In Headlines, Feb. 4 - Feb. 10: 'Huffing' Driver Released | World's Fair Home | Evanston Homicide | World Record NTHS Class | Detained Doctor Unhappy | Case Tests LGBT Housing Discrimination | 'Paranoia' At GBN

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